Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai (third from right) presents flowers of thanks to the ambassadors of the 2024 Ao Dai Festival - Photo: THANH HIEP
With the theme "I love Vietnamese Ao Dai", the 2024 Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival opened at Nguyen Hue walking street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of March 7.
Attending the opening ceremony were Ms. Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh - former Vice President, Mr. Phan Van Mai - Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, Ms. Nguyen Thi Le - Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Council... along with designers, artists who are ambassadors and thousands of people.
Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival sets Vietnamese record
Models, artists, and members of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union Traditional Club performed colorful and stylish ao dai to the song " The City I Love - Ao Dai City" .
This is also a personal composition by musician Mai Tram for the Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival .
On the opening night, many new Ao Dai collections were presented such as: Heritage Color Collection (designer Nam Tuyen), Hoa Long Diem Tinh (Viet Bao), Ruc Roc Phuong Dong (Ngo Nhat Huy), Hoa Cua Dat (Viet Hung), Lua Singing with Clear Lotus (Trung Dinh);
Collections: Asian Beauty (Vo Viet Chung), Lady (Do Trinh Hoai Nam), Heritage - Space Transformation (Da Thao), Vietnamese Fragrance and Color (Duc Vincie), Color (Brian Vo), Flower Color (Tuan Hai), Happy Life (Vu Thao Giang)...
In particular, beauty queens and runners-up performed national costume designs that had been competed in international beauty contests.
On this occasion, the Vietnam Record Organization set the record for "The most continuously held annual Ao Dai Festival in Vietnam", marking the 10th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival .
Vietnam Record Organization sets Vietnam record - Photo: THANH HIEP
Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival is a cultural bridge to the world
Mr. Nguyen Van Dung - Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee - delivered the opening speech, emphasizing that the Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival has become a popular theme in many events across the country, serving as a cultural bridge between Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular with friends around the world.
"The success of the Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival over the past 10 years is not only the result of the perseverance, persistence, constant learning, innovation and creativity of departments and units, but also the companionship and support of ideas and resources from organizations and individuals.
We hope that the activities of this year's Ao Dai Festival will bring the public and visitors impressive and emotional experiences about the beauty of Vietnamese culture.
I suggest that the Department of Tourism, Department of Culture and Sports, Department of Foreign Affairs, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Union and the organizing committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival continue to promote and have more creative and attractive ideas in the next long journey of the Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival " - Mr. Nguyen Van Dung added.
Mr. Phan Van Mai (left cover) - Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee - took a photo with delegates participating in the program - Photo: THANH HIEP
Miss Ngoc Chau in designer Trung Dinh's design - Photo: THANH HIEP
Singer Nguyen Phi Hung, MC Quynh Hoa in designs by designer Viet Hung - Photo: THANH HIEP
Design in the collection Asian Beauty by designer Vo Viet Chung - Photo: THANH HIEP
Consuls General and their wives from Cuba, the Netherlands, Indonesia, Italy, China... perform in Ao Dai - Photo: THANH HIEP
MC Quynh Hoa, artist Trinh Kim Chi, singer Nguyen Phi Hung, beauty queen Ngoc Chau sing "One round of Vietnam" - Photo: THANH HIEP
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